Wilson to visit USCB for ‘town hall’ forum

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, Bluffton's representative in Congress, will have a "town hall" meeting with constituents at noon Friday at the University of South Carolina's Bluffton campus.

The event at the Hargray Building, 1 University Blvd., is one of six town hall meetings Wilson, a Republican, is hosting across his 2nd District "to focus on job creation and Washington's reckless spending habits," Pepper Pennington, his Washington, D.C., press secretary, said in a news release.

"Wilson invites all residents in South Carolina's Second Congressional District to attend these meetings in their neighborhoods over the 4th of July recess. If residents are unable to attend this community town hall, Wilson encourages taking advantage two new interactive forums designed to give Americans a voice in Congress to share policy ideas: AmericaSpeakingOut.com and YouCut," she said.

Wilson, who is running for re-election in the Nov. 2 general election, began the "town hall" stops Monday at a Columbia high school and scheduled others through Saturday at high schools in Lexington, Aiken, North and Varnville.

The campaign of Rob Miller of Lady's Island, the Democratic Party candidate for the seat, issued a news release Wednesday that said Wilson "campaigned around South Carolina on a taxpayer-funded 'cut the fat tour' " and accused him of "pork spending and hypocrisy."